Maintenance Technician, PM, Dairy - Deerfield

About the role

The Maintenance Technician for the Publix Dairy Plant is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving the performance of a wide array of equipment. The position involves working in a fast-paced environment, performing tasks such as welding, plumbing, and operating forklifts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the performance and condition of equipment and facilities using preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques, and state-of-the-art tools.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and equipment.
• Create requisitions to procure parts and supplies.
• Fabricate steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components and structures as required to improve the safety, sanitation, and performance of equipment and processes.
• Perform stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and MIG welding.
• Traverse PLCs, PLC networks, HMIs, instrumentation, and microprocessor-controlled devices.
• Perform minor plumbing and building repair and maintenance.
• Operate forklifts and high lifts, and other powered lift equipment.
• Train other team members.
• Perform housekeeping duties in the work area.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 18 years old.
• Basic mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Basic knowledge of hand tools and tool use.
• Willingness and ability to advance.
• Willingness to complete a mechanical aptitude test (on or before hire date).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problems-solving skills.
• Self-motivated individual.
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work well with others and to be a team member.
• Ability to demonstrate safe work habits.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well with others and to be a team member.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electro-mechanical components and systems.
• Experience maintaining pneumatic components and systems.
• Experience maintaining hydraulic components and systems.
• Experience with process instrumentation.
• Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Experience troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Documented PLC and instrumentation training.
• Experience maintaining 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems.
• Experience troubleshooting 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems.
• Degree or certification from a recognized industrial maintenance or millwright training program.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and drawings.
• Experience testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining reverse osmosis (RO), carbon filtration, wastewater pH correction, and UV and ozone treatment systems.
• Experience in cleaning and maintaining water delivery systems; including valves, pumps and piping.
• Experience inspecting back flow preventers for proper operation.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to train others.
• Previous food plant experience.
• Flexible and willing to work various shifts.

Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost.
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Group health, dental and vision plans.
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria.
• Year End Bonus: 15 hours of pay in the first year of continuous employment, one week's pay in the second year, and two weeks' pay in subsequent years.
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: https://jobs-beta.publix.com/benefits/.